The class of 2015 looks to be strong at the linebacker position in the state of Ohio. The Michigan State staff is actively recruiting several high-level linebacker prospects from there one of which is Chris Green of Central Catholic High School in Toledo. The 6-foot-0, 226-pound prospect has an impressive list of scholarships and more will likely come his way in the coming weeks. Green plans on visiting Michigan State later this spring.

“I have scholarship offers from Toledo, Bowling Green, Kentucky, Penn State, Boston College, Illinois, Indiana, Georgia Tech, West Virginia, Western Michigan and Cincinnati, Green said. Michigan State invited me to come to their junior day and I will be going up there for camp on June 1st.”

Green is rated one of the top prospects in the Buckeye State for the class of 2015. Rivals.com ranks him as the 14th best inside linebacker in the nation and the No. 17 player in talent rich Ohio overall.

The Spartans have not offered Green a scholarship yet, but that could happen the next time he gets on campus. If the Spartans do extend Green a scholarship offer, they will likely be one of his top choices considering what he is looking for in a school and his thoughts about Michigan State.

“Michigan State has the best defense in the country, who wouldn't want to be a part of that,” Green said. “I am going to look at what my role on defense would be, how soon I could get on the field, my relationship with the coaches and distance.”

The Spartans will field another strong linebacker corps next year with players such as Taiwan Jones, Darien Harris and Ed Davis. However, all of them are upperclassmen and the staff is looking to bring in players that can step in and be capable of playing winning football early on in the same way standouts like Max Bullough and Greg Jones did.

Spartans evaluating California QB

Michigan State has been in contact with quarterback Tyler Hilinski of Upland High School in California. The 6-foot-3, 187-pound Hilinski threw for 3,054 yards with 34 touchdowns and eight interceptions last fall.

Hilinski does not have a scholarship offer from Michigan State, but he is excited about the interest and is looking forward toward learning more. He told Rivals Analyst Adam Gorney the following.

"I just talked to Michigan State over Facebook," Hilinski said. "They sent me a message saying they think I'm the next guy who can take them to the Rose Bowl. That was really encouraging. I haven't talked to them on the phone yet but we're trying to set something up. Michigan State is a huge, big-time program and I would love to go out there.”

Hilinski is rated the No. 14 pro-style quarterback in the nation by Rivals.com as well as the No. 37 player overall in the state of California. Other schools involved in his recruitment include Washington State, Oklahoma, Utah State, Cal, Duke and Arizona State.